CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2008
| Author | Jaseckova, Jana |
|---|---|
| Title | HEADCARVES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Comparative Legal Analysis of the United Kingdom and France |
| Summary | In March 2004 France introduced a general ban on wearing religious symbols in public schools, and spread the debate on this issue to the most European countries. This thesis is a comparative analysis of legal framework and case studies of France and England. These two countries adopted completely opposite approaches to students’ freedom to manifest religious beliefs. The French have a strict ban of all conspicuous religious symbols in public schools. Contrary to this, England’s approach leaves decisions about students’ uniforms to the schools. Furthermore, courts prefer to leave upcoming court cases to be worked out through discussion and compromise between schools and parents. The aim of this thesis is to demonstrate that the English system is more appropriate, because it is less provocative and more respectful to the fundamental rights of minorities. Both countries are used as models for other states, thus the goal of this thesis is to show that the French model, with the general ban is not a good example and may lead to a breach of fundamental rights and freedoms. |
| Supervisor | Granger, Marie-Pierre |
| Department | Legal Studies LLM |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2008/jaseckova_jana.pdf |
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